All -
Reading today's posts, I thought I might be able to shed some light on what the Ultra and Versa Bays are, for the non-technical.
Basically Ultra Bay and Versa Bay are trade names for wide slots (bays) built into notebook computers, into which various devices may be inserted. The devices can be floppy drives, Zip drives, CD-ROM drives, etc. When you insert the floppy, Zip or CD-ROM drive into the slot, it basically becomes an internal part of the computer. It fits flush into the side, looking like it's built-in.
This is a lot less bulky than having cables to attach external devices.
My Micron XPE notebook has two bays, each of which can accommodate either a floppy drive or a battery. One of the two bays can also take a CD-ROM drive. So I can configure the notebook anyway I want to, depending upon my needs at the time. Often, I leave out the floppy and use one battery and the CD-ROM.
I saw the CNF Zips at CompUSA yesterday. They fit into some models of Compaq and Toshiba notebooks, which have bays like the Ultra and Versa bays.
Even though these Zip drives are the 15mm variety, there are a lot of notebooks in which they can be used. The 12.7mm Zip drives will just extend Iomega's reach into the slimmer notebooks.
- Allen |
